NikonZ 30 + 16-50mm DX VR + 50-250mm DX VR Kit,Black

This camera just about matches the Z fc and Z 50 in terms of specs but comes in much cheaper.The only major difference is it doesn't have a viewfinder, but for most people who take photos on phones, this isn't a big deal!The 2 kits lenses are great, but I find the 18-140mm DX lens a good all round option to add as it saves switching out lenses at what I found to be the crucial 35mm-70mm range.I like it has 2 custom modes which the Z fc doesn't. And it has USB C charging capabilities that the Z 50 doesn't.If you are starting out in photography or just want a simple camera, this is a great choice!

I like photography and videography. I am a hybrid shooter. I’ve recently owned a Lumix G9 and £1500 of lenses, a Sony ZV1 and now this.This is the best for my use. It’s not much bigger than a ZV1 if you have the ‘Ulanzi’ ZV1 lens mod and a cage- both necessities IMO on that camera. It is tiny compared to the G9 of other LUMIX micro 4/3rds.The autofocus, unlike the Lumix cameras, is top notch. Not quite as good as Sony but up there.The ergonomics and useability of the camera are amazing, the best on the market possibly. Having experienced this, the way it fits in the hand, it’s switches and dials, and the menus, this really cannot be under estimated. Sony pales into insignificance on this score.Video quality is brilliant. As good as a Lumix professional video centric camera and substantially better than a ZV1.Photographic quality is superb- better than the G9, which was said to be the more photographic element of the higher end Lumix line ( but still based on a video centric body). The Nikon absolutely pops, just leaving it on auto and JPEGs, the photos are amazing.Auto on video is really spot on as well. Whilst you can of course customise the picture as you want, there’s few cameras in my experience perform consistently as good on this on auto.The kit lenses are great, particularly the small pancake zoom. Good picture quality for a kit lens. Of course, could be faster at f3.5 but….The camera is phenomenal at high ISOs in low light. It can virtually see in the dark even at F3.5 and still produce half decent results at massive ISOs in both photo and video. Get a 1.4 lens on this and you have a very low light camera, basically darkness. Even with the kit lens you will have mo issues getting good results in nighttime street and indoor photography.The I built mic is absolutely phenomenal on this camera- best in market I’d suggest. In fact it makes my Rode Video Micro redundant I’d say, albeit it does pick up some of the internal camera ‘whooshing’ noise if you listen carefully in silent environments- you don’t notice that in real world use. They always said the Sony ZV1 I built mic was decent but having tested side by side (see Wakeywarrior on YouTube) there is no comparison.A few downsides- it could do with in body image stabilisation but the kit lenses have it built in, and it’s just as good stabilisation with the VR lenses on as a Sony ZV1. The Lumix has fantastic stabilisation though, best in the market, but of course they are more expensive with a much bigger body.If this is an issue for you and it isn’t me- it only films 4k for around 30 mins continuously but will do 1080 for 2+ hours.The little Smallrig wind muff should come with it, but at least it is £10.Overall there is no perfect camera on the market but if you want a small compact which turns out fantastic video and pictures, and has some flexibility, and you’d like to get it in a coat or, say, cargo short pocket, this in my view is the market leader currently. Nikon is quality but have lost some market share to Sony etc and are not as adept at advertising and social media, which is why this beauty is currently going under the radar a bit.

I will point out AMAZON are getting very bad at doing refunds these days. They like to make you wait as long as possibleI bought this kit and have to say I am a little disappointed.I have taken under 100 photos and felt underwhelmed by them. No matter what I do it really lacks that good reason to spend nearly £900 on it. I don't have money to just throw away.The photos come out needing so much editing to get them just right.Camera takes 7 hours to do a full charge.! I mean 7 hours! thats a recordits easy enough to use (once you watch some videos)but it just lacks!I have two old DSLR's D3200 and D7100 and this kit is throwing money away when I could get the same from my old cameras!So I will now have to return this.pictures I have added have not been edited1st two done on the larger kit lens and my pup on the 50mm lens